Blue Smugglers Notch, VT
Snow Snake drops 563 vertical feet over 2,394 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 79 named runs at Smugglers Notch. It faces west.
Facing west at an average 14°, Snow Snake gets about 96% of the winter sun that flat ground at Smugglers Notch does, December through March. That's sunnier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Smugglers Notch. Its top sits at 2,100 feet.
With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.